Statistically, we must have some Farkers working for MSNBC. We might have found one of them. That's probably the line I would go with as a headline.

What the fark?

Someone please greenlight and screencap this!

OPD Chief Thinks He Smells Like Rotten Fish


By Jodi Hernandez
NBCBayArea.com
updated 2 hours, 8 minutes ago



Outgoing Oakland Police Chief Wayne Tucker says, despite criticism from the Oakland City Council, OPD is the healthiest it's been in four years.

Tucker sat down with reporters on the eve of his departure.

"I think we're a very different department than we were four years ago," he said. "I think I've been able to create policies and procedures in the department that I hope will be my legacy of excellence."

Under Tucker's leadership, the department has increased the number of officers from 700 to 830. It's also shifted to a geographic-based form of policing which many believe will help reduce crime.

But while Tucker believes the department is moving in the right direction, he says it's still severely understaffed.

"If we got 100 more officers and a minimum of 75 police service technicians...we'd be in very good shape in the city," he said.

Tucker says he regrets not being able to stick around to make that happen. But he says his relationship with the city council reached a breaking point.

The Chief had come under fire in recent months for the city's spiraling crime rate and a slew of bad publicity. Chief Tucker resigned just hours before members of the city council announced they planned to issue a no-confidence vote.

"I do think I'm beginning to smell like rotten fish to some council members," said Tucker, adding he and the council will not miss each other.

Council member Desley Brooks says while Tucker made some "significant accomplishments", she believes it's time for change.

"There was a leadership void and I believe that needs to be closed," said Brooks.

Come Sunday, that change will happen. Assistant Chief Howard Jordan will take the helm as interim chief while the mayor conducts a nationwide search for a permanent replacement.

While Tucker says he regrets retiring while there's still "unfinished business", he says he feels good about his career, especially the last four years.

Douche.

/problem solved

Oh man, that's priceless!

Rotten fish odor?
This oughta help with that.

You down with OPD?

This is amazing.

I mean... I can't even express how amusing this is.

In before rotting bacon

I don't get it...
So he says he smells offensive (his example: dead fish) to the council. The headline points this out.
This is funny somehow?

DeusEx: I don't get it...
So he says he smells offensive (his example: dead fish) to the council. The headline points this out.
This is funny somehow?

It's a little out of context, don't you think?

DeusEx: I don't get it...
So he says he smells offensive (his example: dead fish) to the council. The headline points this out.
This is funny somehow?

lolwut

MSNBC and Fark: anything to bust on a cop.

Context:

"Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days." Benjamin Franklin.

Knowing absolutely nothing about anyone on either side of this, I'm going to make the crazy assumption that they don't like him because he's an older white guy. It is Oakland, after all.

DeusEx: I don't get it...
So he says he smells offensive (his example: dead fish) to the council. The headline points this out.
This is funny somehow?

Infinite Monkey: DeusEx: I don't get it...
So he says he smells offensive (his example: dead fish) to the council. The headline points this out.
This is funny somehow?

ahahaha

Seriously, if that had been the gist of the article, it would have been a no-brainer that he was leaving...

Actually, they smell like coffee, donuts, strip-joint urine, and shame.

LA face with an Oakland booty.

/not obscure
//nor relevant

HAHAHAHA! Someone's got it in for him.

ChubbyTiger: LA face with an Oakland booty.

/not obscure
//nor relevant

But I did lol.

Newsflash: "Something smells fishy" is a very old expression, meaning something bad is being hidden.

Moron.

Trimethylaminuria?

Githerax: Newsflash: "Something smells fishy" is a very old expression, meaning something bad is being hidden.

Moron.

Ehhh, 2/10. Actually quoting the headline correctly would have helped, but I like your anger.

Chinchillazilla: Githerax: Newsflash: "Something smells fishy" is a very old expression, meaning something bad is being hidden.

Moron.

Ehhh, 2/10. Actually quoting the headline correctly would have helped, but I like your anger.

-1 for misspelling moran.

Explanation: It's funny because it's true.

2+2=4 is true, on occasion, yet it's oddly devoid of much humourous content.

Methinks some staff writer really hates this guy...

And they pulled the article but left the headline...

MSNBC huh? They've done worse...


LINK

Sum Dum Gai: And they pulled the article but left the headline...

Yep.

The page you are seeking has expired and is no longer available at msnbc.com.

/I blame FARK

That is the dumbest headline I've seen on a major news outlet in, well, FOREVER.

Why do I suspect that those responsible for the headline have just been sacked?

i watch Faux News for entertainment.

MSNBC for News.

and CNN is a Fox News wannabe.

Alleyoop: MSNBC huh? They've done worse...

I could have sworn that was a CNN screwup. Maybe they did it, too. Like the man said, not the first time.

This is not MSNBC.

Just because it's on MSNBC's site doesn't mean they wrote the story. The same goes for any other news organization's site.

In this case, the blame belongs to "NBCBayArea.com" which, as you can see...

HAS THE ORIGINAL STORY.

When things move on the NBC wire, they get published automatically on MSNBC.COM with the slug the reporter provided when they wired the story. The same thing is true with Fox News, the Associated Press, et cetera.

But please, continue ragging on MSNBC for something they had nothing to do with.

Hey subby, it did get you to read the article

bubbaprog: Just because it's on MSNBC's site doesn't mean they wrote the story. The same goes for any other news organization's site.

I came in to say something similar to this. But while I'm here, I may as well post this:

"There was a leadership void and I believe that needs to be closed," said Brooks.

Along with your legs, biatch.

Rotten fish huh?

Anyone else notice this over the smell of rotten fish?

It's also shifted to a geographic-based form of policing which many believe will help reduce crime.

So they have maps now?
What was it before, pigment-based?

/too soon?

"Officially Pronounced Dead".

William Campbell nods approvingly.

DeusEx: I don't get it...
So he says he smells offensive (his example: dead fish) to the council. The headline points this out.
This is funny somehow?

No, it's hilarious! Get a sense of humor.

RawData: strip-joint urine

WTF?

bubbaprog: This is not MSNBC. Just because it's on MSNBC's site doesn't mean they wrote the story.

Subby: MSNBC headline writing 101: What's the oddest line in the whole article?

No claim that MSNBC wrote the actual story. It was implied that they had something to do with the headline though.

Heady Heady Herey Herey.

...and that they are not quite as asleep at the switch as their affiliate seems to be.

Alleyoop: It was implied that they had something to do with the headline though.

And I iterate that wire stories on these sites are automated and run with whatever slug the person who filed the story used as a headline.

You'll see that on the original site, it has the identical headline.